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Central Water Commission

• 02/08/2008

Central Water Commission is a premier Technical Organization of India in the field of Water Resources and is presently functioning as an attached office of the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India. The Commission is entrusted with the general responsibilities of initiating, coordinating and furthering in consultation of the State Governments concerned, schemes for control, conservation and utilization of water resources throughout the country, for purpose of Flood Control, Irrigation, Navigation, Drinking Water Supply and Water Power Development. It also undertakes the investigations, construction and execution of any such schemes as required.

• Tags:
  • Water Resources
  • Water Management
  • Drinking Water
  • Irrigation
  • Hydroelectricity
  • Flood Control
  • Delhi

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